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Job action kills golf, mountain biking championships

THE provincial championships for two high school spring sports have been cancelled with more sports possibly facing the axe due to teacher job action protesting the governments tactics in their ongoing contract dispute. B.C.

THE provincial championships for two high school spring sports have been cancelled with more sports possibly facing the axe due to teacher job action protesting the governments tactics in their ongoing contract dispute.

B.C. School Sports announced on Tuesday that the provincial championships for both mountain biking and golf would be cancelled for this season. North Vancouvers Seycove secondary was slated to be the host school for the 2012 mountain biking provincial championships.

A message posted on the B.C. School Sports website noted that spring championships for rugby, tennis, badminton and girls soccer are currently still a go pending further confirmation of registration numbers. The track and field provincial championships were listed as questionable.

On April 19 teachers across the province voted 73 per cent in favour of halting their involvement in extracurricular or voluntary activities to protest the governments Bill 22, which suspended other strike action for six months and imposed tight restrictions on bargaining. Community coaches and parent volunteers have stepped up to fill the void for many teams, but sports such as mountain biking, golf and track and field that are driven mainly by teachers have not been able to get their seasons going as planned.

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